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    very difficult situation for the American team to recover from. I was surprised to read that many authors chose to discuss people’s views on professional athletes in general rather than focus exclusively on Solo. To begin‚ the most solid statement proposed was given by sports marketer Bob Dorfman. He said‚ “Do not for a moment think that professional athletes are role models off the field of play… They amaze us with their physical prowess‚ inspire us with their dedication to their sport‚ thrill us

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    Geiselmann Freshman Composition 28 February 2013 Salary Caps: Financial & Competitive Stabilizers Professional sport leagues have many restrictions within their organization to prevent the downfall of their leagues. There is one restriction in particular which prevents the leagues from financially collapsing. This restriction is known as a salary cap. A salary cap is the amount a team can spend on their player roster and coaching staff. Salary caps help the league maintain an equal competition

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    others should follow? Although numerous times‚ some of sport’s best athletes have done this in the past‚ one athlete‚ Colin Kaepernick‚ has earned quite the public response after he chose not to stand up during the national anthem. Some people argue that sports is not a time for protesting and politics. However‚ professional athletes should be allowed to use their status or position to protest events taking place today. These athletes who are protesting are just like any other American‚ raising their

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    Professional sport and film industry are considered to be one of the most profitable activities and nearly everyone dreams to become a famous athlete or a movie star and receive much money for it. These careers are surrounded by numerous legends and myths related with the easiness of the work and the lack of any knowledge and skills. Nearly everyone thinks that it is easy to be an actor and play his role in the film or to be an athlete and run all day long and do nothing special connected with the

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    Summer Libby  Worthen  Argument Essay  2 December 2014  Professional Athletes vs Doctors  Professional athletes have an overwhelming role in todays society. These “heroes” are  the idols of many young athletes and appreciated across the country by others of a widely  varied age group. However‚ the purpose of these professional athletes is to entertain avid  sports fans. While this is a pretty dominant role in todays society it shouldn’t be as dominant  as the role of a doctor. The role of doctors is often overlooked by many

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    Should we pay professional athletes more? The problem is are Professional athletes paid too much? There are many opinions on this issue. The owners should pay the professional athletes more money to counter the fact that they can be injured and the time spent away from their family. The skill of the players is undoubtedly the best in the world. Job security with the athletes doesn’t exist. The injuries that the athletes can endure can ruin their career and also their life after the sport. To conclude

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    it and player salaries are no exception. Teams of different sport like basketball‚ baseball‚ soccer and football spend a lot of money on their players which is ridiculous not just for the fact that they paying that amount of money but the fact that millions of money which can be minimize are being paid to a player that if he decide not to play‚ no one will harm player‚ which brings me to saying that reduce the ability of the richest teams to bid up the price of players and‚ salaries are sure to fall

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    Drug abuse among professional basketball players is a problem as old as time. In some circumstances it may not be the athletes fault. For example when they are treating a minor cough or a cold‚ the medications used will sometimes contain small amounts of alcohol. On the other hand some athletes purposely abuse drugs for a variety of reasons. Some attempt to cover up the presence of other drug abuse but most abuse drugs because they will enhance their performance. The most common abused drugs in professional

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    Are professional athletes overpaid? This question continues to permeate conversations from the board rooms to locker rooms; to street corners and beyond. How much is too much money for an athlete to earn. Folks will argue that the money could be spent on increasing teachers salaries as they are responsible for sculpting the minds of the American youth. Athletes make more money in one day than most Americans will make in a lifetime. New York Times best selling author David Epstein posed the following

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    Do professional athletes get paid enough? Yes‚ they do‚ and for many different reasons. Athletes have to deal with large commitments‚ the danger of playing sports‚ and common life expenses. Often‚ professional athletes are offered contracts by a certain team or sponsor. Some of these contracts can be for a long period of time too. Next‚ playing sports has a very large risk for injury. These athletes never know when they will have a career ending injury. Lastly‚ athletes still have to pay for common

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